WHY TECH WORKERS WANT TO LIVE IN OAKLAND: IT’S NOT JUST CHEAPER RENT

There is a sizable population of tech workers based in Oakland who would evidently rather commute one or two hours to South San Francisco or parts of Silicon Valley for work, than call San Mateo, Mountain View or similar towns home.

In talking to local tech folks who’ve made Oakland their base, one of the big refrains we heard is: I didn’t want to live in Silicon Valley, it’s way too suburban.

“I think you either are a suburban person or you just aren’t,” said Oscar Aguilar, who works for Google but says he never considered living in Mountain View. “I feel more at home in Oakland; those are my people.”

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